by Mitchell Shapiro | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I recently read a paper entitled “Getting Smarter About the Smart Grid” by Timothy Schoechle. Though the paper’s primary focus is the electricity industry, it seems a fitting topic for the Quello Center blog because it raises important questions about how best...
by William Dutton | May 19, 2015 | Blog
Please join Communication Arts & Sciences at MSU at our annual reception at the ICA in San Juan, Friday, May 22, 9:00-11:00 pm, Caribe Hilton, San Cristobal Ballroom AEFG.
by Mitchell Shapiro | May 14, 2015 | Blog
In an earlier post I discussed the FCC’s recent decision to open up 150 MHz of spectrum in the 3550-3700 MHz band for unlicensed “General Authorized Access” usage as the lowest-priority usage category in a new three-tier model that includes protections for incumbent...
by William Dutton | May 8, 2015 | Blog
The Quello Roundtable on Powerful (Social) Media Effects generated an odd juxtaposition of positions in the discussion: on the one hand the premise for the roundtable was rooted in the old (irrelevant?) theoretical conceptions of the traditional media and its...
by Mitchell Shapiro | May 6, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I was struck today by a Washington Post story by Cecilia Kang and Will Hobson that considers the potential impact of new apps like Periscope (owned by Twitter) and Meerkat on the highly lucrative live-sports media sector. Noting that its “live” aspect has...
by William Dutton | May 5, 2015 | Blog
This is Professor Steve Wildman’s leaving lecture entitled ‘Domination in Search Markets: Why? How? and How to Respond?’. The lecture was given on 20 April 2015 at the Communication Arts and Sciences Building at Michigan State University. Domination...
by Mitchell Shapiro | May 4, 2015 | Blog
In a series of posts over the past two months I’ve discussed a range of initiatives aimed at using unlicensed spectrum to support the growing demand for wireless connectivity. To put these efforts in a forward-looking context, it’s helpful to get a sense of what...
by William Dutton | May 3, 2015 | Blog
On 20 April 2015, Professor Steve Wildman gave his leaving lecture, marking his departure from MSU’s Department of Media and Information, where he was Founding Director of the Quello Center (1999-2014). His lecture was preceded and concluded by tributes, first...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In a series of posts over the past two months, I’ve looked at efforts by private companies and city governments to use unlicensed spectrum to improve choice, affordability, innovation and service quality in the communications sector. In this post I’ll add another type...
